Posts Tagged ‘jury’
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Hey DPW! Are there some things in the world that are even worse than graffiti?
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(And I’ll add that I don’t think jurors are supposed to select the cases they serve on…)
“I hereby pledge to help make San Francisco a graffiti-free city by committing to do one or more of the following:
-Report graffiti vandalism by calling 311 or visiting sf311.org.
-Call 911 when I see graffiti vandalism in progress.
-Remove graffiti vandalism from my property within 48 hours.
-Teach the children in my life that it is wrong to write or make marks on other people’s property.
-Join the Graffiti Watch or Adopt-A-Street and help to remove graffiti vandalism in my neighborhood.
-Support anti-graffiti vandalism legislation by writing or making phone calls to elected officials.
-If called, serve on a jury that decides a graffiti vandalism case.”
Tags: 2013, bay area, california, dpw, graffiti, juror, jury, pledge, San Francisco, vandalism, zero graffiti pledge
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Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
From the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club comes word that Kent Schisler, the Examiner’s “SF Government Examiner,” is heading to jail for a short spell due to him harassing current and former employees of Wells Fargo Bank.
(And I get the impression that Kent didn’t really like the govmint too much before this latest tangle.)
On It Goes…
Tags: 2010, california, county, court, Examiner, harassment, jail, Judge, jury, Kent Schisler, probation, San Francisco, San Francisco Examiner, San Mateo, SF Government Examiner, trial, wells fargo
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
I’ll tell you, the easy ones, they’re easy to predict. You know, your BART cop homicide, your Michela Alioto-Pier second-term-as-a-Supervisor case, your Bicycle Plan injunction lawsuit - you can easily see how those legal disputes are going to end up months and years before final resolution. But how about this one, how about the brouhaha over the recent ”Pension Tsunami – The Billion Dollar Bubble” report from our Civil Grand Jury?
Take a look at this one and see what you think. You Make The Call:
Tsunami pdf
Anyway, that’s what just got posted at the City Attorney’s website this AM. Check it:
“In accordance with state law governing Civil Grand Juries, the City Attorney’s Office has responded to jury members’ findings and recommendations about City employee pension and health care benefits.”
This one is beyond my ken, obliviously.
But, you’re smart, check it out.
Just a taste, after the jump.
(more…)
Tags: 2010, bargaining, bay area, billion, bubble, california, city attorney, civil, dennis herrera, dollar, grand, jury, lawsuit, pension, report, response, San Francisco, tsunami, unions
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
You could argue it both ways. Here’s the data, helpfully provided by one of her opponents, but, as always, You Make The Call.
Here she is in yesterday’s Sacramento Bee:
“Death penalty: ‘I am personally opposed to the death penalty, but I will follow the law.’”
“Harris was asked if there would ever be a time when she might ask for the death penalty. ‘We take each case on a case by case basis…and I’ll make decisions on each case as they arise,’ she said.”
”I will never charge the death penalty.”
via aSILVA
IMO, there’s wiggle room in here. There wouldn’t be much point in going for the death penalty in a case that she didn’t think she’d get a death penalty decision from a San Francisco jury, of course.
IMO, her position(s) won’t make or break her chances to replace Jerry Brown. I’m sure she’ll have ample opportunity to explain everything to the voters over the coming months. We’ll see…
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
What items tempt you the most when you scan parked cars for Objects in Plain View - would it be a laptop computer, an iPod, maybe a backpack? Well, be careful, cause when the SFPD baits cars for sting operations in Golden Gate Park, they sometimes use all three. (It’s almost like entrapment, or something. So tempting these parcels are, next thing you know, it’s smashy smashy!)
From the Richmond District Blog comes a sneak peek of Richmond Station Police Captain Richard Corriea‘s next weekly update for the Richmond District Police Community Police Forum. Read an entire entry below.
Is this a parking lot, a freeway, or Golden Gate Park‘s MLK Drive near the Inner Sunset on a recent Friday? Click to expand:
Yes, it’s MLK near the Friend Gate of Strybing Arboretum. Perhaps the cars huddle together for safety?
Here’s why:
“On July 25, 2009 Richmond [District] officers working in plain clothes staked out a car at Middle Drive and Bowling Green Drive in Golden Gate Park. There were several items of value in the car, including, a backpack, computer and an IPOD. The officers knew from experience that an auto burglar would find the car an appealing target. Indeed, several hours into the stakeout an individual burglarized the car, and he was immediately arrested. A subsequent search of the suspect turned up evidence from a theft committed nearby earlier in the day and narcotics. The suspect, who has been arrested forty-nine times, including thirty-one times for felonies, was booked for burglary, possession of stolen property, theft and a narcotics violation. This individual is likely responsible for several auto burglaries daily.”
How many car windows do you have to break to get a rap sheet this long - hundreds, thousands?
On It Goes…
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